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The Ezra Klein Show
In the episode, Priya Parker recommended the title as a way to rethink boyhood, noting that the feminist revolution’s expanded possibilities for women had not been matched for men. She highlighted the author’s personal reflections on how her own framework fell short while raising boys and discussed the book’s examination of the restrictive mental models surrounding masculinity. The discussion presented the book as a valuable resource for listeners interested in gender and parenting topics.
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This book by journalist Ruth Whitman explores how the mental models from the feminist revolution expanding what women can be didn't offer equal expansion for men, and how her own framework failed when raising boys.
And then I would recommend Boy Mom by Ruth Whitman. Boy Mom, the book is called Boy Mom, Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.